Show FEAR OF REVENGE CLOSES MOUTH OF STATES STATE'S WITNESS District Attorney is Blocked in Effort to Draw Lines About Slayers INTIMIDATION IS ALLEGED John Yohn the Barber Retracts on Stand Statement He Had Given Prosecutor N NEW EW YORK Jul July 24 Fear Fear of revenge revenge revenge re- re at th the hands of ot East Side Sido gangsters ever o present In the minds of witnesses In the Rosenthal mUrd murder r In Investigation Investigation In- In today temporarily blocked the efforts of District Attorney Whitman Whitman Whitman Whit Whit- man to draw closer the time lines JInes about the themen themen themen men who assa assassinated the gambler eight days das ago Apparently awed by the presence of ot gangsters in the coroners coroner's court John fleisler a II barber known n eno to the time sportIng sportIng sport- sport Ing lug fraternity as John the Barber retracted at the coroners coroner's examination a statement ho lie Is alleged to have made madea a few tew minutes earlier to Mr lr Whitman that he had llad seen Bridgie le Webber now under arrest running from the scene of the murder After Reisher had denied his earlier statement he was arrested ar ar- ar- ar rusted rested on a charge of perjury perjur The Time coroners coroner's hearing healIng this thim afternoon was In the nature of ot an examination of or Bridgie Webber rebber and Sam Paul both of ot whom are arc charged with complicity com corn In the time murder of Rosenthal The Time prosecution charges that It was in Webbers Webber's gambling house that the murder gang cong cons cong gated It was to connect Webber more closely with tho timo case that John the Barber was placed on the time stan stand It Is believed belle Mr oIl Whitman IB Is laying laIng his lines to force from Webber a statement which will wm implicate those higher up in the case et Police Sj- Sj System em tn It is at the door of ot the thc police system tem tern that the time district attorney places the responsibility for the murder or orthe orthe orthe the man who had charged ed that the police were exacting tribute tributo from gam gam- The proceedings this afternoon were sensational was first wit wit- Continued on Page 2 Column 3 3 I. I I 1 FEAR OF REVENGE BLOCKS INQUIRY Witness in Rosenthal Murder Case Intimidated d by c Gangsters Continued from rom pa ia t Hr e eness ness against Webber Webber- h having Just jURt conIC come front from a conference In IZI the district t at attorneys attorney's attorneys attorney's at- at torney's office J He lie Ie declared he hc had seen Webber In Br Broadway near neat the thc sc scene acetic no of or the tue murder nur cr after atter Ro I was as slain Whit Whit- Was he running asked Mr Ir man in his Tho The witness shifted uneasily chair and lot let hi his hiI eyes oyes drift toward whore Webber ebber Paul and others were a sit sitting i t t t I nJ ngI ng I dont don't know he replied you Ou tell ten me ie ten minutes ago that he ho was In your OUI own words running running run ning like e I 1 was as excited and dont don't remember said Rei Reisher sIc you O 1 tell toll me in m my office o In Inthe Inthe Inthe the presence o of MI Mr Moss that you ou were afraid to toll toil o of the case You I knew new the gang gang- you OU were Wele up a against and amI you were 0 afraid fa III you would be killed 1 asked Mr Ir h Whitman It man No o r replied tho witness ts in a frightened manner Said Mr Ir Whitman hUman then placed laced Assistant District Attorney Moss on the tho stand Mr Moss said that Just before the hearing noisier had told him and Mr I Whitman that he came caine from the suba subway subway sub sub- way a at Times square about 2 o'clock and In front of ot tho saw Web- Web ber running like He then heard hoard of or the mur murder el Mr 11 Moss said did not want to talk about the caso case for or fear teal of or being being- Injured was WUI again aln placed on the stand and tl declared that Mi Mr h Moss Moss' story was not true When hen pressed with questions as to whether r nc ne had seen Webber Vebber at all he lie made seera several se sev era eral starts and then said he ha thought lie he 10 had seen him This The witness declared de- de dared ho he was not afraid arald of oC being killed filled himself but did not want ant to connect his family with the tho affair as the men inca In the tho case aso arc are bad ball you ou ra say aay that t an any man who against would be Ie killed III ed persisted the tho district attorney felt Perjury The witness denied d this and anti the tho questioning wa was br brought to a close chose As was about to leave leavo the courtroom courtroom courtroom court court- room ho was arrested on a n of ot perjury Late Lato toda today ReIser nels requested that th the district attorney call cali on him himat himat himat at the prison as he hc wanted to talk but Mr Ir Whitman will not nol see him until tomorrow The Tle district attorney has haR l Issued subpoenas subpoenas sub- sub for all the attendants at the Lafayette Lafayette- baths where It has been stated Harry Vallon allon Ic Webber Web Yeb ber bel Sam Paul and Bald Jack Rose speared shortly after aftel the assassination assassination tion lon and remained for the night Mr Ir Whitman hUman said he lie had hind not yet cJ received an answer to his letters re reQuestIng requesting ro- ro questing the three detective e lieutenants lieuten lieuten- ants ants Becker Becker er Riley rand and to to appear as voluntary witnesses before the grand rand jury jur If It If Lieutenant Beck Becker r comes conies said Mr Ir Whitman I will ask him If It he had a conversation over the telE telephone with Jack Ross the thc night ht of ot thE tho In Ing and I ma may SAY an that the telephone company will furnish us with the calls from W Webbers h rB or the baths bath on the nl night ht in ip question without Issuing a There were reports at t tho the district attorneys attorney's 5 office to today today- a that the public prosecutor had information that Indicated Indicated Indi Indi- that the tho gray ray automobile which figured so prominently In the tho Rosenthal Rosen Rosen- that thai case ease was as us used merel merely as a blind and that th the actual sla slayers ers of ot the gambler ambler were ere concealed led In the shadows of or the hotel and after the tho killing mixed in the crowd i I |